Tribute to 19th Century Indian Legend Shri Virchandji Raghavji Gandhi

Author(s): JAINA VRG Committee
Publisher: JAINA VRG Committee

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NAVYUG NIRMATA, NAYAYAMBHONIDHI, PUNJAB DESHODHVARAK Param Pujya Acharya SHRI VIJYANAND SURIJI (Muni Atmaramji)
Shri Siddharth Oswal, Punjab
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
FATHER'S NAME
MOTHER'S NAME
ORIGINAL NAME
DIKSHA
ACHARYA PADVI
DEMISE
: CHAITRA SUDI 1, VIKRAM SAMVAT 1894
VILLAGE LEHRA, TOWN ZIRA,
FEROZEPUR (PUNJAB)
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SHRI GANESHCHAND
SMT. ROOPA DEVI
AATMARAM
VIKRAM SAMVAT 1910 (YEAR 1853) IN MALERKOTLA (PUNJAB) AS STHANAKWASI MUNI VIKRAM SAMVAT 1932 (YEAR 1875) IN AHEMDABAD AS SHWETAMBAR MOORTI PUJAK SADHU
VIKRAM SAMVAT 1943 (YEAR 1886), IN PALITANA (GUJARAT)
DISTRICT
JYESHTHA SUDI 7, VIKRAM SAMVAT 1953 (YEAR 1895) AT GUJRANWALA (NOW PAKISTAN).
NAYAYAMBHONIDHI,
TITLES BESTOWED : NAVYUG
NIRMATA,
PUNJAB DESHODHVARAK
Shri Vijyanand Suriji Maharaj revived Jainism & advocated education as primary necessity .He faced many hardships and oppositions in his life. As a child, he possessed extremely sharp memory and an intellectual bent of mind. Inspired by Param Pujya Muni Shri Jiwan Ram Ji Marasaheb, he initially took 'sthanak vasi' diksha at the age of 18.
For next ten years he spent his time studying the Jain shastras under the guidance of his guru Param Pujya Muni Shri Jiwan Ramji Marasaheb. He was capable of memorizing 300 shlokas in a single day. Vikram Samvat 1920 (year 1863) was a
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